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Quinn Fordham University  \nAlannah S. Caisey  \nNORC at the University of Chicago  \nCarol Chen  \nNORC at the University of Chicago  \nFor more information on this publication, [visit ](visit www.norc.org/research/projects/improving-racial-equity-in-higher)[www.norc.org/research/projects/improving-racial-equity-in-higher](visit www.norc.org/research/projects/improving-racial-equity-in-higher)education-organizations.html  \nPublished by NORC at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois with support from Fordham University. © 2024 NORC at the University of Chicago is a registered trademark.  \nCitation  \nFeldman, R. C. , Quinn, J. S. , Caisey, A. S. , & Chen, C. (2024) . Implementing Equity Policies in Illinois Higher Education Institutions: Illinois Equity in Attainment Initiative. NORC at the University of Chicago.  \nCover image:[Istockphoto.com/People](Istockphoto.com/People) Images/Getty Images.  \nThis publication is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited; linking directly to its webpage on [norc.org](norc.org) is encouraged. Permission is required from NORC at the University of Chicago to reproduce or transmit , in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, this research product for commercial purposes. For information on reprint and reuse permissions, please visit [https://www.norc.org/contact/general-inquiry.html](https://www.norc.org/contact/general-inquiry.html).  \nAcknowledgements  \nThis report would not have occurred without an ongoing collaboration with the Partnership for College Completion and its 25 member institutions that welcomed us to review their equity efforts. Developing and enacting equity plans took significant planning and cross-institutional engagement. We are particularly appreciative of the six institutions who participated as case study sites , enabling us to learn from their engagement and commitment.  \nThe authors would also like to recognize the work by our NORC, Fordham, and Chicago-based colleagues who worked alongside the authors in collecting and analyzing the data: Mala Fereday, Erika Greenia, Jose Medrano-Lopez, Shazia R. Miller, Mikayla Mitchell, Rohm Williams-Pedro, Caitlin Power, Jenny Seelig, Logan Wallace, and Karin Yndestad.  \nThis work was made possible by the William T. Grant Foundation under Grant \\#200826. The authors are solely responsible for the content, including all ideas and errors.  \nExecutive Summary  \nThe Partnership for College Completion (PCC) was founded to “advance equity in higher education” by supporting colleges and universities to improve college completion for Black, Latinx, and Pell-eligible students—those groups that experience persistent disparities in completion. Simultaneously, PCC engages in state policy reform to bring about systems-wide change. Begun in 2018, the Illinois Equity in Attainment Initiative (ILEA) is its flagship initiative, designed to partner with Illinois colleges and universities to assist them in narrowing their college completion gaps.  \nPromising new research suggests improving equity in college completion requires an explicit focus on race, attention to organizational change, commitment to equity-focused policies and plans, and cross-institutional partnerships to help manifest change. Drawing from this research, ILEA and its partner institutions developed and implemented public-facing equity plans to improve graduation rates for their Black, Latinx, and Pell-eligible students.  \nThis study examines how the ILEA collaborative institutions confronted and negotiated structural barriers inhibiting graduation for these historically marginalized groups.  \nProgram Achievements  \nThe program managed several notable accomplishments, including:  \n• The ILEA collaborative achieved remarkable buy","cbCaiaZxB3NdEQfh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaZxB3NdEQfh","pdf",1185615,44,"English","# Acknowledgements\n# Executive Summary\n# Program Achievements\n# Future Considerations","[{\"question\":\"What is the Illinois Equity in Attainment Initiative (ILEA) and what does it aim to do?\",\"answer\":\"ILEA is a flagship initiative started in 2018 by the Partnership for College Completion. 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